When asked about the trade, Legler, on the All-NBA Podcast, had the following to say, refusing to hold back on the situation: "Not only would Mark Cuban not have done the deal, Mark Cuban would have fired a person who suggested it on the spot... Because he'd be certain that person has to be doing something in terms of narcotics."

Former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban saw the franchise trade Luka Doncic to the LA Lakers for Anthony Davis on Saturday. Since selling his controlling stake in the organization in 2023, his son Jake Cuban has had to deal with social media trolls who questioned his decision,

Cuban, who was the franchise's controlling owner for two decades, sold his majority stake to the families of Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont in 2023.